If you have never heard of Stéphane Breitwieser don’t feel bad, we hadn’t either. Turns out he is one of the most successful art thieves of all time. In his hey day, he could steal more than once a day (museums, cathedrals, chateaus…you name it); billions of dollars worth of art. That’s right, billions. Thank goodness for the writer Michael Finkel who brings us a page turning book that tells the story of the most incredible art thief you’ve never heard of. The book is called, appropriately, The Art Thief. And this book certainly proves that sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. We are back with a book store this week, Head House Books.

Books mentioned in this podcast:

• The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
• True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa by Michael Finkel
• The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel
• The Journalist and Murderer by Janet Malcolm
• Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
• The 12 Live of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti
• Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
• Outline by Rachel Cusk

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